The fact is, Islam refers to anyone who isn't a Muslim as being "part of the House of War," with a special brand of hatred and violence towards the Jews who rejected Mohammad as a prophet of God. (Can't say as I blame them.) According to the Koran and Hadith, Muslims are allowed to attack the infidels of the House of War.
Bloody Jihad is an ongoing event and duty for the truly devout Muslim. Contrary to the CAIR-inspired PR garbage spread in the Western media, Jihad does not mean "a personal struggle with allah," it pointedly means waging violence against or taking advantage (without moral consequences) of the infidels of the House of War. According to the Koran and Hadith, if infidels refuse to convert to Islam, Muslims are allowed to deceive, cheat, rob, rape, extort via a religious tax/bribe/fee, enslave or murder them with impunity.
Islam is a medieval, barbaric, sick, blood-thirsty, violent, women-hating, totalitarian religion. I have not seen anything in its past or recent history to make me believe otherwise. The very act of my posting what I believe to be true is grounds for my death according to Islamic law.
I do not trust Islam, nor do I have any sympathy for a religion that condones evil acts in the name of allah in this world against nonbelievers. Islam denies human dignity and freedom of choice. In places where Islam has gained a foothold, barbaric, 7th Century Sharia rigidly forces Muslims and infidels to follow the religious laws or suffer imprisonment, dismemberment, enslavement or death. Islam is a religion that believes in a paradise where only men will be serviced by 72 perpetual virgins and a few young boys as "beautiful as pearls."
History has proven time and time again, that governments and religions that restrict freedom and personal dignity and attempt to force people to "behave" in a certain way are doomed to fail. Laws, religious or secular, can only do so much. Laws that are unjust or are carried out by hypocritical, power-hungry humans in control, be they dictator or fanatical religious leader, are recipies for disaster. (Look at the failed Soviet Union, Afghanistan, and what is happening in Zimbabwe and Iran, if you want recent proof!)
Sure, there are a few peace-loving Muslims around, but I will bet that they are not devout Islamists. Those few peace-loving Muslims are intelligent and can think for themselves. Problem is, they are scared to the point of silence because they know what their more ignorant, violent Muslim brothers and sisters are capable of. I feel badly for the truly innocent and peace-loving people who were born into Islam and feel that they have no choice in how their lives are lived. Unfortunately, I don't believe that there are enough of them to stop the evil actions of their more "devout" Muslim brethren...
It is so true that we will never adequately deal with this infection called ISLAM until it is seen for what it really is.